The Connecticut Wine Trail (ctwine.com [1]) is a unique collection of 26 vineyards and wineries [2] statewide. All members have tasting rooms where visitors can sample their portfolio of wines; reservations are not required except for special events. Connecticut is one of the most dynamic and fastest growing wine regions in the United States. Visit the CT Wine Trail's Calendar [3] for special pairings, live music, wine releases, and more.
The Connecticut Wine Trail consists of:
- *Bishop's Orchards Winery [4], Guilford
- *Brignole Vineyards [5], East Granby
- Chamard Vineyards [6], Clinton
- Connecticut Valley Winery [7], New Hartford
- *DiGrazia Vineyards [8], Brookfield
- *Gouveia Vineyards [9], Wallingford
- *Haight-Brown Vineyards [10], Litchfield
- Hawk Ridge Winery [11], Watertown
- Holmberg Orchards & Winery [12], Gales Ferry
- *Hopkins Vineyard [13], Warren
- Jerram Winery [14], New Hartford
- *Jonathan Edwards Winery [15], North Stonington
- Jones Winery [16], Shelton
- Land of Nod Winery [17], East Canaan
- *Maugle Sierra Vineyards [18], Ledyard
- *Miranda Vineyards [19], Goshen
- *Paradise Hills Vineyard & Winery [20], Wallingford
- Preston Ridge Vineyard [21], Preston
- *Priam Vineyards [22], Colchester
- Saltwater Farm Vineyard [23], Stonington
- *Sharpe Hill Vineyard [24], Pomfret
- Stonington Vineyards [25], Stonington
- *Sunset Meadow Vineyards [26], Goshen
- *Taylor Brooke Winery [27], Woodstock
- Walker Road Vineyards [28], Woodbury
- White Silo Farm & Winery [29], East Sherman
*Denotes members of the 2019 CT Winter Wine Trail.
The wineries and vineyards of the Connecticut Wine Trail are members of the Connecticut Vineyard and Winery Association. The Association hosts a Wine Festival [30] in Goshen each summer. Many wineries are dog-friendly [31] outdoors in the summer.
All wineries in the state participate in the Department of Agriculture's Passport to Connecticut Farm Wineries [32] program from May to November each year. There are is also a unified CT Winter Wine Trail passport program [33], which runs from January 5 through April 7, 2019.
More information about events [3], daily tasting hours [34], private events [35] and more can be located at ctwine.com [1].